NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2012-11-28

Reporting Person: DeVries James E (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-28	Common Shares	F	109	$61.24	Disposed	24739	Direct
2012-11-28	Common Shares	A	1000	—	Acquired	25739	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-28	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.59	A	4500	Acquired	2022-11-28	Common Shares (4500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	2705	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,983 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Balance as of October 31, 2012.

F3: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase shares of Common Stock under Nordson's Long-Term Performance Plan, exercisable in annual increments of 25% on a cumulative basis beginning 11-28-13.